Pages

Sunday, 5 July 2015

History and Culture of India

As the evidence from Koldiwha in the Belan valley shows rice seem to have been domesticated in India by about- 7000B.C.Among the four Vedas, which one is the collection of spells and charms- AtharvavedaThe Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the Upanishads are attached to one or the other of- The four VedasMurshid Quili Khan became the Diwan of Bengal in - 1700 A.D.The two popular assemblies which seem to have formed an essential features of the Government during the age of Rig Veda are- Sabha and SamitiDuring the age of Rig Veda, the grains are collectively Called- Yava and DhanyaThe Second Anglo-Mysore war took place between- 1780-1784 ADWhich period is referred as the Classical Age or Golden Age of Ancient India- Gupta Period (319AD - 540AD)The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja was- ChandraGupta I (319 - 334AD)Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion Din-E-Illahi in- 1581